Evaluation of cell activity and of methods for the cultivation of bacteria from a natural lake community

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-259

  Bartscht, Katrin ^a   Cypionka, Heribert ^a   Overmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon substrate; CTC reduction; Culturability; Growth on membrane filter; Most probable number count; Synthetic culture medium; Viability; Viable but nonculturable

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER;

BACTERIUM; LAKE; METHODOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIVISION; CELL VIABILITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033017781     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00112-3     Document Type: Article

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